what diameter strimmer line

[brickie]

hi ive got an old stihl fs 86 strimmer (25cc)which is still going well, what line size do you recommend 2.4 or 2.7 for general grass cutting as im in need of a new bulk spool have also been told about 3mm square what are peoples thoughts , thanks

[woody paul]

Vortex cord.

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[tractorboy1]

hi ive got an old stihl fs 86 strimmer (25cc)which is still going well, what line size do you recommend 2.4 or 2.7 for general grass cutting as im in need of a new bulk spool have also been told about 3mm square what are peoples thoughts , thanks

 

2mm of 2.4mm for a 25cc strimmer

[doobin]

2.4 round for grass. Any more is pointless drag, and a blunter cut.

 

2.7 or 3mm in a four way head is the best tool for the job for thicker stuff like docks and past that (heavy bramble) it's a blade job.

[Matthew Arnold]

We are running an FS480 with a 4 line Autocut head. It has red 2.8mm cord in it for a week and now has our 3mm yellow round. We are keeping tabs on how many "bops" we are doing a day in comparison to the standard two line with the same cord. This week we had 48 bops of the 2 line and 20 on the 4 line. We can run the 4 line into much heavier growth as well too.

[mowandgo]

I run 3 mm pentagram or star in my d loop stihl km 100 or 4 mm oregon flexiblade in the jet head on FS460 I find 2 lines best for grass and 4 for thick brush. I find 3mm line in a d loop strimmer fantastic for edging & strimming paths its also great in grass too. it works for me!

[brickie]

thanks to all who replied

[doobin]

We are running an FS480 with a 4 line Autocut head. It has red 2.8mm cord in it for a week and now has our 3mm yellow round. We are keeping tabs on how many "bops" we are doing a day in comparison to the standard two line with the same cord. This week we had 48 bops of the 2 line and 20 on the 4 line. We can run the 4 line into much heavier growth as well too.

 

You're not working it hard enough if you can keep count of the number of times you bump the feed!

 

4-way is much better as you say- each bit of cord is doing half the work it would in a 2-way. It reduces line wear considerably and more importantly, greatly reduces the line flex that can cause the line to snap at the spool inlet if retards don't keep it bumped out.

 

How do you find the 3mm compared to the 2.8mm in the 4-way?